Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-24


The President and Mrs. Cleveland. with
the young ladies of the Cabinet, will at
tend the grand charity ball in Baltlm ore
Oh Monday, Jan a.
A STATE DINNER.
The State dinner which tile President
and Mrs. Cleveland gave on Thursday
night was very successful affair. The
Cabinet was present and a few others.
The presence OF the bride of the Cabinet,
Mrs. Lamar, added peculiar eclat to the
dinner, as well as that afforded by the
coming of Governor Fltzhugh Lee and
wife from Richmond, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry q. DAVIS from Baltimore, The en-
tire lower floor of the mansion was IN
gala dress for the occasion. each OF the
state apartments being deliberately decked
with flowers. The connecting parlors,
the Red, Green and Blue rooms, had
the mantels and the window lodges
banked with foliage. The triple
windows of the Blue parlor were hidden
behind an effective massng OF tall and
LOdding tropical plants, with bright
border at the base of poinsetta busnes
and a2aleas in white bloom. The East
room was converted into bower. All
the chandeliers and mirrors were gar
landed with smilax, and each of the three
northern and southern windows mad
massed in front of it a'pyramid of foliage.
The pillars near the pOrtiere-hung door
way opening on the corridor were twlned
with smilaX, and on the face OF each was
an American shield, with alternate stripes
of red and white immortelles and blue
field dotted with marguerites. The east
ern window had an effective massing
of luXurIant foliage rising almost
to the ceiling from bed OF
moss. Along the scarlet-carpeted hall
there were stands of flowers, and in the
square hall, near the west stairway,
there were many handsome plants IN
wicker baskets. The table was spread in
the state dining room, and almost nestled
in bed of flowers. The windowsfwere
banked with foliage plants and " hGte azal-
cas-, and the mantels with bed of japoni-
cas- edged with falling grasses and pend
ant rosebuds. On the sidebOards at each
end were parts OF the magnificent dinner
service used, with here and there
wicker basket OF ferns 10 give effect
Mrs. Cleveland gave great deal OF at
tention to this dinner, particularly be-
cause 1t was the first large dinner over
which she has presided, and actually the
beginning of her social administration.
Mrs. Cleveland wore trained robe Of
blossom pink silk. with bodice cut square,
back and front, elbow and sleeves, da-
mond necklace and diamond hair Orna-
ments; Mrs. EndicOtt wore shrimp pink
satin and garnet velvet; Mrs. Carlisle,
lavender MORE, with festOOns of lace,
square corsage and elbow sleeves; Mrs.
Sheridan. blue petticoat and low corsage,
court train OF light brocade; Mrs. Villas,
pink faille, with brOcaded pink pannels;
Mrs. Manning, lavendar satin and white
lace; Mrs. Harmony, pink satin and bro
cade; Mrs. Fairchild, pink MORE and jet;
Mrs. Davis, black satin and jetted lace;
Mrs. Lee, black velvet and lace; Mrs. Bel
mont, opal-tinted satin; Mrs. Goodyear,
olive plush.
Mrs. Lamar, upon her arrival, was
warmly greeted by all the guests who
had assent led. She is a slender little
lady, with bright. pretty features and
gray hair, and wore trained
dress of black velvet, with black and
white lace, forming the vest. Secretary
Whitney escorted her to dinner. Score
tary Lamar looked radiant.